Week 3 football rewind and some number crunching

Terra Linda coach Tim Bosque said he pulled quarterback Jake Toll-McKillop from the Trojans’ game with Healdsburg in the third quarter Friday as a precaution after Toll-McKillop took a hard hit to the head during a scramble.
What Bosque might not have expected was the strong performance he got from backup Harry Taylor, who completed 10 of 19 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown.
“He got hurt on that play so I pulled him out and I wanted to give Harry a little run,” Bosque said of Toll-McKillop. “But Jake’s still our quarterback. I don’t think there’s an issue.
“But Harry played well, I’ve got to give him credit. He did a nice job. They’re both good so we’ll figure out a way to use both of them or something like that and we’ll do something with it.”

For a few more thoughts, observances and stats, keep reading . . .

San Marin running back David Marinoff said he was surprised to carry such a heavy load for the Mustangs — 31 carries for 163 yards — on Saturday against Acalanes, but given a shoulder injury to running back Travis Grossi (who had one carry in the game), Marinoff was really the team’s best running option.
“Travis’ shoulder was hurting so I just had to step up and do my job,” Marinoff said. “It’s not the same not running behind Travis because he’s usually a big, big guy who opens up big holes. But I mean, we all kind of stepped up and rallied behind him.
“I mean, we all had his back. When somebody goes down, we all step up.”
Marinoff, despite being just 5-foot-6, had success running between the tackles but also showed speed in running the ball on the outside.
“The sweeps were always open,” Marinoff said. “The guards were always pulling and a lot of credit goes to the line. They came to play today. All I did was make a couple of cuts and they did most of the work.”

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Marin Catholic successfully navigated its preseason schedule without a loss, but the Wildcats took a hit or two in the process.
For one, senior standout Chris Tewhill suffered a shoulder injury while playing defensive back in Week 2 against Vacaville and was unable to play quarterback on Saturday against Berkeley.
Secondly, the Wildcats’ defense — at least by the numbers — showed some vulnerability as MC has allowed 1,301 yards total offense in its three games.
The good news is that Marin Catholic’s offense has been up to the task, particularly QB Jared Goff.
A week after hooking up with receiver Ryan Farney for 215 yards and three TDs, Goff connected with Nick Devere for 130 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday.

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After Justin-Siena slogged through a 1-9 season last year, the Braves were looking to turn things around, and it appears that they have.
Justin-Siena’s 3-0 start includes victories over two North Coast Section Division IV teams. Given that the Braves have only one more Division IV opponent (San Rafael) left on their schedule, they have already made themselves eligible for the Division IV postseason because they are guaranteed to have a .500 or better record against teams from their own division.

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—There’s an interesting slate of MCAL games on Saturday. The Marin Catholic-Novato game, which in recent seasons has determined the MCAL title winner, might be the headliner. But the Tam-Redwood game also is appealing as both teams look to show their early-season success is not a fluke. And Drake, too, is looking to extend its early run against Piner after having already doubled its victory total from a season ago.

—My favorite number of the weekend came from the Redwood-Lowell box score on Friday. In that game, Lowell — despite trailing big for much of the game — attempted zero passes.